The Directorate General for Police (DGP) ( tr, Polis Genel Müdürlüğü) is the police organization of Northern Cyprus. It is part of the

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History

The roots of DGP goes back to Ottoman Police (1571). Two years after the transfer of administration of

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to the

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in 1878, the Cyprus Military Police was founded. In 1936, the word "Military" was removed from the name and it became "Cyprus Police", which lasted until 1960. Following the independence of the

Republic of Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is ge ...

from the

in 1960, organisation of policing was separated between the

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and the

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. In 1960, the

numbered 1019, with 604

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and 415

Turkish Cypriot Turkish Cypriots or Cypriot Turks ( tr, Kıbrıs Türkleri or ''Kıbrıslı Türkler''; el, Τουρκοκύπριοι, Tourkokýprioi) are ethnic Turks originating from Cyprus. Following the Ottoman conquest of the island in 1571, about 30,0 ...

officers. The Cyprus Police Firearms Unit had 125

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and 56

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out of a total 181 officers. Between 1 April 1955 and 1974, the EOKA killed over 40 Turkish Cypriot policemen. After the collapse of the partnership government in 1963, the Turkish Cypriot police and gendarmes formed the police organization "Directorate General for Police" (DGP). Following the

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in 1974, this then became Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Directorate General for Police (TRNC DGP). TRNC Special Operation Department is police tactical unit of the TRNC DGP.

Police School

Police School of Northern Cyprus is a member of International Association of Police Academies (INTERPA).INTERPA
Members

Branches

* Administrative Police Department * Directorate of Judicial Police * Traffic Directorate * Police School Directorate * Immigration Directorate * Administrative Affairs and Personnel Affairs Directorate * Communication and Information Technologies Directorate * Political Police Department * Narcotics and Smuggling Prevention Directorate * R&D Directorate * Supervisory Board * Financial Police * Executive assistant * Police band * TRNC Special Operation Department

Directorates

* Provincial Directorates *

Lefkosa Nicosia ( ; el, Λευκωσία, Lefkosía ; tr, Lefkoşa ; hy, Նիկոսիա, Romanization of Armenian, romanized: ''Nikosia''; Cypriot Arabic: Nikusiya) is the largest city, Capital city, capital, and seat of government of Cyprus. It is ...

Police Department * Girne Police Department *

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Police Department *

İskele Trikomo ( el, Τρίκωμο; Turkish: ''Yeni İskele'') is a town in North-Eastern Mesaoria in Cyprus. It is under the de facto control of Northern Cyprus and is the administrative center of the İskele District of Northern Cyprus. It gained m ...

Police Department * Famagusta Police Department

Ranks

The General Directorate of Police uses the rank system consisting of nine classes. Polis Genel Müdürlüğü bünyesinde çalışan sivil hizmet görevlileri ise dört dereceden oluşan rütbe sistemini kullanmaktadırlar.

References

External links

TRNC Directorate General for Police

{{Police Law enforcement in Cyprus

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